| It is easy to size an ATV helmet, but if you do not | | | | that is one size bigger. Helmet sizes vary between |
| take the time to do it properly, it could be more | | | | brands and types, and you don't want to assume |
| dangerous than not wearing a helmet at all. A | | | | that one size is automatically the right one for you. If |
| loose-fitting helmet is a dangerous helmet; additionally, | | | | you have never bought a helmet before, it is best to |
| loose-fitting helmets are noisier due to increased wind | | | | shop around and try a variety of brands within your |
| resistance and can also be exhausting because you | | | | size range. Some will feel more comfortable to you |
| spend so much time trying to keep it in the proper | | | | than others. |
| place. When shopping for children's helmets it might | | | | The size should fit snugly against your head, but it |
| be tempting to buy one that is a size too big, using | | | | should not be too tight. The first time you try on a |
| the logic that the child will grow into the helmet | | | | helmet, it might feel too snug because of the |
| before you have to spend money to replace it. This | | | | padding, but it should not be painful. You should have |
| might make sense when it comes to your budget, | | | | to spread the helmet before putting it on. If you do |
| but it does not make sense when it comes to the | | | | not need to spread it, it's probably too big. When you |
| child's safety. All helmets, for every rider, should fit | | | | are shopping for a helmet, you should test it by |
| properly and securely. | | | | wearing it for several minutes. The helmet should not |
| The best way to find the right size is to start by | | | | be snug enough to cause pain, it should not be heavy |
| measuring the biggest part of your head. Wrap a | | | | enough to wear you out, and your vision should not |
| flexible tape measure around your head, about one | | | | be impaired. You should also make sure you are |
| inch above your eyes. Once you have the | | | | wearing it appropriately, with the helmet resting over |
| measurement in inches, try on a helmet that is one | | | | your eyebrows, not pushed back away from your |
| size smaller than you think you need, and another | | | | forehead. |